工字冇出頭 [－－－－头]

Jyutping gung1 zi6 mou5 ceot1 tau4
Pinyin gōng zì mǎo chū tóu

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    表面​指​「​工​」​字直​豎​嘅​筆​劃​唔​穿​頂​，​指​打工​得​唔​到​咩​成就​，​上​唔​到位​，​冇​出頭​之​日​，​係​雙關語
    being an employer will never achieve prominence; literally: the vertical stroke of 工gung1 does not cross the top